3-peat! Sofia Vergara again TV’s highest-paid actress, Forbes says

Jaaaay! Sofia Vergara is TV’s highest-paid actress for the third year in a row.

It’s like Emmy-night deja vu all over again...

The heavily accented “Modern Family� star topped Forbes’ list of female small-screen performers by bringing home an estimated $37 million in so-called bacon between June 2013 and June 2014, the financial mag said.

Vergara’s annual take is up from last year’s high of $30 million and her $19-million estimate in 2012.

The 42-year-old out-earned her next-closest competition by $24 million. “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit� star Mariska Hargitay landed the No. 2 spot by earning a comparatively paltry $13 million.

Forbes bases its rankings on stars’ entertainment-related projects through conversations with managers, producers, lawyers and other in-the-know folks. The estimates also don’t deduct taxes, management fees and other expenses that come with being a celebrity.

The TV matriarch trampled her most recent male counterparts, Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer of “Two and a Half Men,� who’d reportedly made $24 million and $21 million, respectively, for the year ended June 2013. Forbes’ television-actor list typically comes out in October.

Meanwhile, musicians, film stars, supermodels and athletes still earn the industry’s highest paychecks. “Iron Man 3� star Robert Downey Jr. and “Gravity� star Sandra Bullock were named the highest-paid male and female film actors, earning an estimated $75 million and $51 million over the past year, respectively. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen walked away with an estimated $47 million between 2013 and 2014.

But back to Vergara: She also clocked in at No. 54 on the mag’s Celebrity 100 list. (Pop diva Beyonce earned the No. 1 spot by earning an estimated $115 million.)

Her monetary success can’t be attributed solely to her role on ABC’s Emmy-winning laugher. Yes, she reportedly gets $325,000 per episode, but Forbes said most of her cash comes from endorsement and licensing deals with Diet Pepsi, CoverGirl, Head & Shoulders, AT&T and Synthroid, a drug that treats hypothyroidism.

The Colombian-born star is also the co-founder of Latin World Entertainment and makes a little more cash on the side thanks to her 12-year deal with Kmart. The partnership started off as an intimates line but has expanded its wares to apparel.

It’s been a busy year for Vergara: In winning its fifth Emmy in a row for comedy series, “Modern Family� last month tied the record previously set by “Frasier.� That same night, she also made headlines thanks to a pedestal gag that put her in social media’s crosshairs.

The brunet bombshell returned to the big screen in the critically acclaimed “Chef� and wrapped up filming Simon West’s “Wild Card� and Anne Fletcher’s “Don’t Mess With Texas.� The mother of one also called off her engagement to fiance Nick Loeb , then broke everyone’s hot-o-meter by sparking up a romance with “True Blood� star Joe Manganiello.

Behind Vergara on the Forbes list are a bevy of prime-time leading ladies who claim their fame on network television. And despite earning smaller paychecks, a couple of premium-cable stars still edged their way onto 2014’s top 10 list. Here’s the reasoning behind each actress’ earnings.

1.�Modern Family’s� Sofia Vergara, $37 million

2. “Law & Order: SVU’s� Mariska Hargitay, $13 million

3. “The Big Bang Theory’s� Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, $11 million

4. “The Good Wife’s� Julianna Margulies, “Grey’s Anatomy’s� Ellen Pompeo, “How I Met Your Mother’s� Cobie Smulders, $10 million

5. “How I Met Your Mother’s� Alyson Hannigan, $9.5 million

6. “Parks & Recreation’s� Amy Poehler, $7 million

7. “The Mindy Project’s� Mindy Kaling, $6.5 million

8. “Scandal’s� Kerry Washington, “New Girl’s� Zooey Deschanel, “Cougar Town’s� Courteney Cox, $6 million

9. “Homeland’s� Claire Danes, $5 million

10. “Girls� star and creator Lena Dunham, $3.5 million

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